Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital earns accreditation from the NAPBC of the American College of Surgeons
August 29, 2023
Darby, Pa. – (August 30, 2023) - The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), has granted accredited status to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa. To achieve voluntary NAPBC accreditation, a breast center demonstrates compliance with the NAPBC standards that address a center’s leadership, clinical services, research, community outreach, professional education and quality improvement for patients. Breast centers seeking NAPBC accreditation undergo a site visit every three years.
As a NAPBC-accredited center, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is committed to maintaining levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive, patient-centered, multidisciplinary care resulting in high-quality care for patients with breast disease. Patients can be confident that their breast care team includes health care professionals from a variety of disciplines who are committed to working together to provide the best care available through their entire course of treatment. Patients receiving care at a NAPBC-accredited center also have access to information on clinical trials and new treatment options, genetic counseling, and patient-centered services including psychosocial support, rehabilitation services, and survivorship care.
“Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital has an excellent breast team, and we are proud to be recognized as a NAPBC accredited Breast Center,” says Karen Kish, MD, breast surgeon and breast program director at Mercy Fitzgerald, “Having NAPBC accreditation shows our commitment to our community to provide resources and supportive, coordinated care for screening, prevention and treatment for all breast diseases.”
Accreditation by the NAPBC is granted only to those programs that are committed to providing the best possible care to patients with breast cancer. The NAPBC provides the structure and resources develop and operate a high-quality breast center and accredited program. Patients receiving care at this NAPBC-accredited center have access to:
- comprehensive care, including a full range of state-of-the-art services
- a multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best treatment options
- information about ongoing clinical trials and new treatment options
Learn more about breast care and women’s care services at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital.